Zeus is the youngest son of the Titans
Cronus and
Rhea, the children of sky god
Ouranos and elder goddess Gaea (also known as "Mother Earth"). The infant Zeus was secretly entrusted to his grandmother Gaea for safekeeping and hidden in the Caves of Dicte on Crete's Aegean Hill. but cannot break Hercules' contract with
Pluto. Zeus later battles
Amatsu-Mikaboshi, who had kidnapped
Ares' son Alexander, and is seemingly killed. During the "
Dark Reign" storyline, the spirit of Zeus is revealed to have been captured by Pluto and held in Hades. After being put on trial, Zeus willingly drinks from the River
Lethe, making him lose his memory and renounce his crown to Pluto. During the "
Chaos War" storyline, Zeus,
Hera, and Ares are among the dead individuals who Pluto releases to help defend the underworld from Amatsu-Mikaboshi. After Hercules defeats Amatsu-Mikaboshi, he restores Zeus along with the rest of the universe. While sleeping with another woman, Zeus was depowered by Hera because of his infidelity and womanizing. He regains his powers after helping Hercules defeat
Baba Yaga, a witch who absorbs the magic of the artifacts to regain her youth. Following the events of
Avengers: No Surrender,
Nyx escapes imprisonment and kills the Olympians, including Zeus. Zeus is once again reborn, with a much more aggressive and belligerent attitude, thanks to the eternal cosmic cycle of death and rebirth. He leads his fellow gods in a war of conquest and destruction, until they are stopped by the
Guardians of the Galaxy. Zeus clashes with Thor once again thanks to the manipulations of
Loki, going so far as to fight alongside Nyx in an effort to get his revenge. Despite this, he is outmatched by the Allfather-empowered Norse god, and has his energies drained by Thor. ==Reception==